Nurturing Minds
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S1E7 The moral outrageometer with Kyle Stanford
P Kyle Stanford —Professor in the Department of Logic and Philosophy of Science at the University of California-Irvine —joins Vance and Rachel to discuss his co-author study of people’s estimations…
Housework under the rainbow with Samantha L. Tornello
Samantha L. Tornello—Associate professor of Human Development and Family Studies at Penn State and parent of 2—joins Vance and Rachel to discuss their research on how LGBTQ couples divide housework…
How did this happen (part 2 of 2)? with Tiffany Holland and Maria Rosales
Tiffany Holland and Maria Rosales—a lesbian couple who are moms of two—joins Vance and Rachel to discuss their journey to parenthood. This is the second and final episode of a two-episode…
How did this happen (part 1 of 2)? with Tiffany Holland and Maria Rosales
Tiffany Holland and Maria Rosales—a lesbian couple who are moms of two—joins Vance and Rachel to discuss their journey to parenthood. This is the first episode of a two-episode series. Listen to…
S1E3 If humanity ends, who will write the philosophy papers? with Amy Reed-Sandoval
Dr Amy Reed-Sandoval — writer, philosophy professor, and founder of two different Philosophy for Children initiatives — joins Rachel and Vance to discuss how adults can encourage young children’s…
Nurturing Minds - the trailer
Welcome to Nurturing Minds, a lively discussion co-hosted by a philosopher (Dr. Vance Ricks) and a social scientist (Dr. Rachel Riskind) about how scholarly research can shed calm light on charged…
It’s not just hormones! with Selena Wolf-Berkley
Special guest expert Selena Wolf-Berkley helps us understand racism as a social determinant of health during pregnancy and childbirth, and how we can make institutional changes to better support…
S1E1 Welcome! Everything is not fine.
In the pilot episode of Nurturing Minds, co-hosts Rachel and Vance briefly introduce themselves and discuss parenthood and childhood as topics of philosophical interest and importance. Listen to…
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Nurturing Minds has published 8 episodes since June 2025, covering topics in Kids & Family, Parenting.
Nurturing Minds is currently dormant with new episodes every 2 weeks. Average episode length is 42m.
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